•  Dry scalp occurs when there is a lack of moisture or natural oils on the scalp. Olive oil is best for dry scalps.
• It may also be due to infrequent shampooing of hair and not rinsing the hair properly. So wash and rinse hair several times in cold water. General preventive care for dandruff is to keep your scalp moistured well.
• Apply oil regularly and massage in circular motion. Heat oil and once it is warm apply it on hair and leave it on for 45 minutes and then wash off with warm water.
• Rinse hair thoroughly with mixture of vinegar and water so that there is no shampoo residue left in the scalp, because the shampoo residue itself will make the scalp dry and leads to itchness.
• One of the homemade shampoo is with fenufreek seeds. Soak it overnight and grind it to thick paste and use it as shampoo after oiling the hair. It gives moisture and good texture to hair.
• Neem leaf extract stimulates circulation to the scalp, promotes hair growth and thereby reducing the irritation of scalp. Rinsing with neem water treats drandruff and hair loss.
• Rinse hair thoroughly with mixture of vinegar and water so that there is no shampoo residue left in the scalp. As the shampoo residue will lead to itchness in scalp.
• Warm coconut oil and massage gently all over the scalp. Wrap a hot steamed towel over the head so that the oil gets absorbed. Leave it on for an hour. Then apply lemon juice on your scalp. Shampoo after 15 minutes.

Note: The warm oil softens the dandruff while lemon juice cleanses your scalp. Repeat it every 2 weeks unitl dandruff is completely gone.

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Grind the dry ginger to a fine powder. Apply it on the forehead to get relief from
headache. It can also be applied for the joint pains.

Toungue infection and mouth ulcer:
 Mix the dried ginger powder with coconut milk and drink it slowly. This will
heal the infection and ulcer.

Cough and throat infection:
Mix dried ginger powder with black pepper and honey.  Strain and drink it to get
relief from cough and throat infection.

Stomach pain:

Mix dried ginger powder with honey and drink it which reduces stomach pain.

For dizziness:

You need:

Fennel seeds        -20gm
corainder seeds     – 10gm
Dried ginger powder – 5gm

Grind all the above ingredients to fine powder and then add it to 500 milli litre water. Allow it to boil and when water comes around 250 milli litre mix with jaggery powder and have it. This will reduce the dizziness.

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• Mix lime juice, honey or sugar crystals to the juice of curry leaf and drink it. This prevents nausea and dry vomiting.
• For Hair: Heat oil and add some curry leaves. When the curry leaves turns dark black remove the oil from heat and let it cool down. Store in a glass container. Apply this oil on your head and leave it overnight. This helps prevent premature aging of grey hair and also nourishes the hair roots. This oil also acts as a very good stimulant and helps in hair growth.
• Mix curry leaf with finely chopped ginger. Mix it with rice and take it early  in the morning instead of water which will reduce dizziness, stomach disorders and constipation.
• Grind Curry leaf, black pepper corns, dried ginger, little cumin seeds and salt to a fine powder . Mix it with rice, make two small balls and eat it.

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• Apply Castor oil & honey on your lips twice a day.
• Drink fresh juices and lots of water.
• Applying olive oil on the affected areas helps to get rid of dry chapped lips.
• Apply Ghee or Butter which helps healing faster as well as it makes your lips smooth.
• Rubbing with cucumber slice also gets rid of chapped lips.
• Apply Aloe Vera gel on your lips and leave it overnight.

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Ingredients:
Dried Ginger 1 inch piece
Whole peppercorns 1 tbsp
Coriander seed 1tsp
Jaggery or sugar 1 tbsp
Water 1 1/2 cup

Method:

Crush the dried ginger, coriander seeds and pepper corns to fine powder. Heat water and when it comes to a boil add the jaggery and then after 2 min add the powdered spices. Let it boil for about 6 to 7 minutes. Strain the residue and allow it cool for a little bit. Drink it warm for best results.

It provides great relief from cold, cough and fever.

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• Mix equal amounts of Onion juice with water and gargle well. This will reduce your gum pain.






• Mix 1 tbsp of ginger juice with 1 cup of water and gargle your mouth well. This will provide relief from toothache.






• Take a small piece of tamarind and coat it with salt. Then apply this on to your affected tooth by pressing gently which will provide relief from toothache.






• Chew raw onion and keep it on the affected tooth for a few minutes. This will reduce your toothache.






• Chew cloves and keep it on your cavity tooth [affected tooth] for a While. This will provide relief from toothache and thereby making your teeth healthier and stronger. You can repeat this twice in a day.






• Mix 1 tbsp of ginger juice and 1 tbsp of honey to a cup of water and gargle well. This will provide relief from tooth ache.






• Take the juice from onion. Gargle your mouth with the onion juice which will get rid off from toothache and swollen gum.

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